RC 260912702Nonn Botha
Saturday, 12 September 2026
News bulletins led with political funding, BRICS inequality proposals and major sporting results, while the music programming revisited African sounds and apartheid-era cultural resistance.
- 17:01
IEC figures show parties declared just over R230 million in private donations for 2024–25, with wealthy families and corporations providing much of South Africa’s political funding.
- 16:00
BRICS leaders backed a South African-Brazilian proposal for an international panel on inequality, while President Ramaphosa called for more mineral-producing countries to benefit from value addition and manufacturing.
- 17:06
The Kriekwas defended their Currie Cup title by beating the Pumas 23–16 in Kimberley, securing their fifth championship with two tries to the visitors’ one.
- 15:00
Six Nigerian nationals linked to alleged Black Axe romance scams were extradited from Cape Town to the United States, after the court ruled all eight suspects could be extradited.
- 17:58
Richard Nwamba’s African music segment commemorated Steve Biko’s assassination and explored how the anti-apartheid cultural boycott stopped international musicians from performing in South Africa.